# Distance from Bangkok (BKK) to Great Bend (GBD)

> 13,881 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,881 km / 8,625 mi / 7,495 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 19° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 337° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 05:58 in Bangkok, it's 17:58 in Great Bend)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,882 ft (GBD is higher than BKK)

## Airports

### [Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bkk-bangkok-suvarnabhumi-airport/1ef266df-f511-6042-a32f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bangkok, Thailand
- ICAO: VTBS
- Timezone: Asia/Bangkok
- Coordinates: 13.680000, 100.750000
- Elevation: 5 ft

### [Great Bend Municipal Airport (GBD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gbd-great-bend-great-bend-municipal-airport/1ef266df-1daf-6b30-859f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Great Bend, United States
- ICAO: KGBD
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 38.340000, -98.860000
- Elevation: 1,887 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 05:58 in Bangkok, it's 17:58 in Great Bend.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bkk-bangkok-suvarnabhumi-airport/1ef266df-f511-6042-a32f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Great Bend Municipal Airport (GBD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gbd-great-bend-great-bend-municipal-airport/1ef266df-1daf-6b30-859f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)